Richard Grenville (British Army officer)
Richard Grenville | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 July 1742 |
| Died | 22 April 1823 |
| Allegiance |  General |
| Other work | Member of Parliament |
General Richard Grenville (6 July 1742 – 22 April 1823) was a senior officer in the British Army and a politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1780.
Biography
Grenville was the second son of
1st Foot Guards.[2]
Grenville obtained the rank of captain in 1760, by raising an independent company, and on 7 May 1761 he was removed to a company in the
Grenville was returned as
Member of Parliament for Buckingham, together with his twin brother James, on the family interest at the 1774 general election. His military activities appear to have prevented him from making much of a contribution in Parliament. Whether by his own choice or at the instigation of Lord Temple, he did not stand in 1780
.
Grenville was in charge of
Prince Frederick Augustus's establishment in Hanover from about 1781 until 1787, then served as comptroller and master of the Household to him as Duke of York from 1788 until 1823.[1]
Grenville died unmarried in 1823.
References
- ^ a b Mary M. Drummond, GRENVILLE, Richard (1742-1823). in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
- ^ "No. 9923". The London Gazette. 18–21 August 1759. p. 2.
- ^ John Philippart, The Royal Military Calendar, third edition (London, 1820), vol. I, p. 283.
- ^ "No. 12745". The London Gazette. 22–25 April 1786. p. 173.
- ^ "No. 15083". The London Gazette. 24–27 November 1798. p. 1124.
- ^ "No. 15326". The London Gazette. 6–10 January 1801. p. 37.